Do you want to make a true difference in the world? Come join our team.
Feeling ready for a career that gives you the freedom to openly live out your values, foster your spiritual life, AND excel at your work? Do you desire to work where you personally will make an eternal impact on the world? As you look around, you may notice our societal underpinnings, cultural norms, and our overall ethos in America no longer supports those seeking to follow Christ. At this pivotal point in history, there is an amazing opportunity to rediscover the power of the Gospel and to bring people to the saving grace and abundance of life in Jesus Christ. If you feel a tug on your heart to live on mission for the glory of the Father, we’d love to meet you.
The AOD Mission Advancement office secures funds for more than 40 different ministries, over 100 churches and over 30 schools around the Archdiocese. Mission Advancement (MA) is led by the Executive Director (ED) of Mission Advancement.
The position is part of the Mission Support Center (MSC), a newly formed team to provide essential proactive support and services and empower parishes to focus on making disciples.
Mission Advancement supports a myriad of ministries and programs including but not limited to:
• Parishes and Mission churches
• Seeds of Hope (Catholic school scholarship fund)
• Office of Catholic Schools
• St. John Vianney Theological Seminary
• Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary
• Prophet Elijah House (retired clergy home)
• Centro San Juan Diego (Hispanic Ministry and Outreach)
• Archdiocesan and Independent Catholic schools / Pre-k thru high school
The Mission of the Archdiocese of Denver:
The Archdiocese of Denver exists so that in Jesus Christ all might be rescued and have abundant life, for the glory of the Father.
At the Archdiocese of Denver Pastoral Center, we seek to live this mission by living the following values. You will love working here if you aspire and strive to live these.
Abide in Relationship: Having become sons and daughters of the Father in Baptism, we grow in relationship with him and our neighbor.
Be the Cavalry: Our desire is to build up God’s Kingdom and to rescue our neighbor. The work to be accomplished is ours. No army is coming; we are the cavalry.
Confound the World: We recognize we’re on mission to proclaim the power of the Gospel in the modern wilderness, a hostile land which requires courage in the face of opposition. Our joyful, countercultural witness perplexes the world and plants seeds of curiosity about its origin.
Key Job Responsibilities:
The Mission Advancement Advisor, MSC is responsible for building and advancing meaningful working relationships and assisting with philanthrophic work across the Archdiocese.
Essential Duties
- Fundraising / Donor Management / Coordination
- Works closely with the Executive Director of Mission Advancement and Manager of Mission Support Centers to execute fundraising strategies that address immediate and long-term fundraising needs.
- Works closely with the Mission Advancement team, Mission Support Centers leadership, Archdiocesan offices and select parishes, to effectively grow philanthropic support.
- Develops and builds professional trusting relationships with parish leadership and volunteers.
- Communicates vision, strategy, and specific initiatives internally and externally.
- Collaborates with the Prospect Research and Database Director regarding donor cultivation and stewardship when necessary.
- Assists with planning and implementation of increased offertory efforts at churches and annual fund growth efforts at schools through regular in person and electronic meetings.
- Interface with select vendors under the guidance of the Executive Director of Mission Advancement and Manager of Mission Support Centers.
- Participate in the strategy, implementation and analysis of philanthropic feasibility studies and capital campaigns.
- Compile, analyze and report fundraising activity and progress with participating parishes.
- Be an active contributing member of the Mission Advancement and Mission Support Centers teams.
- Represent the Archdiocese of Denver and the Advancement Office at regional and national meetings and gatherings as warranted.
- Attends and supports AOD events to ensure appropriate donors are included in various events (fundraisers, stewardship, and informational sharing).
- Other duties as assigned.
Administrative
- Prepares regular reports on impact of planning, strategy and development efforts.
- Systematically and consistently updates direct reports and leadership on activities, strategy and impact.
